Inspirational Journey of Ashish Tiwari: UPSC 2015 Topper

So today we are going to discuss the journey of another topper who made everyone proud. Ashish Tiwari is a small town child but being a small town child never disheartened him and he never gave up on his preparation.

UPSC Civil Services Exam is a very prestigious exam. There are many young people who are preparing for CSE, but to crack it is not everyone’s cup of tea. But as we all know Nothing is Impossible. So, anyone can do it by his/her dedication and hard work.

The profession of IAS Officer is a dream of many young aspirants, but the journey towards it, is not at all easy. You have to be dedicated to your preparation. It is just only a myth that working persons cannot crack it, and Ashish made this myth false. As he cracked the exam while he was doing his job also.

Family Life

Ashish belongs to a middle-class family. He is totally a small town guy but he has shone in his eyes for his future. He never treated her personality backward. He is a person who is always ready to learn new things.

He was born in a small town of Palera, Madhya Pradesh. His dream is always an IAS Officer. He always wanted to become an IAS Officer and serve his nation. His parents also helped him in his journey. They taught his son to always stay confident and positive. He is a person who is always ready to face any situation.

In one of his interviews he said that “I think being an IAS, I could help my people by establishing sources of irrigation in Bundelkhand and bring some small and medium enterprises for generating another source of income”.

He also motivated candidates by saying that “If a student keeps focusing on studies, it doesn’t matter where a person did his schooling and where he belongs. But yes I find some loopholes in the education system and I want to improve it too”.

For all the people who are thinking to quit their job for the preparation, he has something to say “It’s a myth that a person can’t crack the UPSC while doing a job. I balanced my job and studies. In the daytime, I used to do the job and in the night studies. In between my job, I used to take leave to visit Delhi to clear my doubts”.

When media asked his father about his son he told a media person “My son has done schooling from a government school of Chhatarpur. He was never a demanding son. He did his engineering from NIT Jamshedpur but his quench for the success didn’t end with the job in IOCL”.

Educational Life

He was a child who never gets the facility of private school. But he always remains happy with whatever he had. He was born in Palera but for his studies, he moved to another district in Madhya Pradesh. He was always dedicated to his studies.

He did his schooling from Saraswati Sishu Mandir School until Class 8th. After completing his 8th standard he switched to an excellence school. He did his schooling from Government Excellence School, Chhatarpur also.
After completing his schooling from good marks he went to Kota for the preparation of JEE. He opted for engineering so, he started his preparation for JEE. But unfortunately he didn’t clear AIEEE but he got enrolled at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur.

After completing his engineering he got a campus placement at Indian Oil Corporation Limited. Presently he is working there and soon he will joining his training for IAS.

Struggle

As he was preparing for CSE while doing his job also, so it was a little bit tough for him but he never stops. He had done a lot of hard work. It was not easy to do a job and prepare for the exam simultaneously but anyone can manage it by some dedication and hard work.

He used to follow a timetable. But he never gets bored of his life. In the daytime, he used to go to his job and there whenever he gets some time he uses it for his preparation. After returning from his job, he dedicated his night time to his studies for preparation.

He knew that he will have to do a little more effort but he always believed that he can do it.

In his first attempt, he was not able to clear the exam. He also decided that he will give a maximum of 2 attempts for CSE. He gave the first attempt just to get an idea of the exam but after giving his first attempt he becomes more serious.

He prepared well for his second attempt and he made everyone proud by clearing the exam by a prestigious rank. He always knew what he wants and he achieved it by his hard work.

Strategy

The strategy he used to follow during his preparation is discussed below:

Time Table

Always follow a timetable to manage your time accurately. While preparing your timetable give the first priority to your studies. If you will be able to manage time properly you can prepare well for your exam.
He used to study 6-7 hours a day and stick to his timetable. So, all of you start with making a timetable and follow it regularly.

Practice

Always practice before your exam. It will help you to remember what you’ve learned. Practice writing some essays on the recent trend before your exam. It will help you to know that how much can you write in given time, and according to that you can increase your speed.

Try to give some tests before your exam, practice some previous year papers. Previous year papers will guide you further towards your preparation.

Stay Motivated

Always stay happy with what you are doing it will help you to stay motivated. Always motivate yourself towards your journey from this you will not get bored but you will find your path interesting. You can motivate yourself by watching some interviews of toppers or by reading some stories of toppers or any other thing which you think will motivate you.